From Shielding to Alchemy: Reclaim Your Energy at Work

Do you ever leave work feeling drained, anxious, or heavy in your body? You’re not imagining it. Environments carry imprints, and harsh interactions can ripple through the nervous system and spirit. Many in our community have asked for tools – something practical yet sacred – to feel safe, strong, and clear at work.

Here’s the invitation: rather than only armouring up, learn to alchemise what meets you. Protection is wise. Transmutation is freedom.

Below is a pathway – simple foundations first, then a deeper energetic art—so you can stand in your sovereignty no matter who’s in the room.

The Foundation: Ground & Shield (For Everyone)

Before you transform energy, stabilise your own.

Two‑Minute Grounding (morning & evening)

1. Sit or stand with your feet flat.
2. Inhale for a count of 4, exhale for 6. Repeat 5 times.
3. Visualise warm, sturdy roots growing from the soles of your feet down into the Earth—steady, ancient, supportive.
4. On each exhale, let tension drain down those roots. On each inhale, receive steadiness back up through your body.
5. Whisper an anchor word like steady or safe and feel your spine lengthen.

Create a Light Shield
Imagine a soft, luminous boundary—like morning light through sheer curtains—surrounding you. It lets care and clarity in, and filters what isn’t yours. Set the intention: Only what serves my highest good enters my field.

Pocket Allies: Crystals for Support
Crystals are tactile reminders of your intention. Carry one in a pocket, keep one on your desk, or place one by your keyboard.

• Black Tourmaline — “The absorber.” Helps neutralise heavy or hostile energy.
• Smoky Quartz — “The transmuter.” Grounds you and encourages dense energy to compost into usefulness.
• Tiger’s Eye — “The steady gaze.” Fortifies confidence and keeps your centre intact during challenging conversations.

Try this mini‑ritual: Touch your chosen crystal before a meeting. Breathe once, name how you want to feel (clear, calm, confident), and step in with that frequency.

The Shift: From Blocking to Transmuting

Protection matters. And there’s a deeper pivot: transform what reaches you.

Across cultures you’ll find stories of energetic “softening” or blending. Opal, for example, was historically associated with moving unseen — some old texts even say it was favoured by thieves who wanted to pass unnoticed. Whether or not that’s true, the symbolism is clear: rather than building hard walls, cultivate alchemical presence.

Enter the Violet Flame
The Violet Flame is a contemplative practice used for purification, healing, and release. Think of it as a high-frequency current that composts resentment, fear, and sticky dynamics back into neutral, usable life-force.

How to Practise (3 minutes)

• Sit tall. Breathe gently.
• Visualise a gentle violet fire around you—cool, shimmering, intelligent.
• Name what you are releasing: tension, dread, the aftertaste of that meeting.
• Speak (silently or aloud): Violet Flame, transmute this energy into compassion, clarity, and freedom—for me and for all involved.
• See your workspace bathed in violet light: your chair, your laptop, the hallway, even a tricky conversation. Let the energy re-encode as neutrality and grace.

This isn’t bypassing. It’s choosing to metabolise the charge so you can respond rather than react.

The Mastery Path: For Advanced Practitioners (Violet Flame Reiki)

For those who’ve walked the path of energy work through to Reiki Master (Level 3B), there’s a system that weaves the Violet Flame into structured practice: Violet Flame Reiki. It has four levels and includes 40 symbols focused on deep healing, purification, and spiritual empowerment—including one that cultivates energetic invisibility.

This isn’t about disappearing. It’s about refining your frequency so thoroughly that lower-vibration entanglements don’t stick. You become boringly uninteresting to what would otherwise drain you.

I have used this symbol many times with astonishing results. On one occasion at a former workplace, I needed to avoid a high-pressure conversation with a prominent figure my intuition warned me against. I activated the symbol. We were standing less than two meters apart, and my boss attempted to introduce me five separate times. Each time, the person would look everywhere but at me—it was as if, like in Harry Potter, I was simply not visible to those who weren’t meant to see me. The meeting never happened.

This is the level of energetic sovereignty available to you. It’s the power to navigate the world on your own terms, protecting your peace and honouring your intuition.

Your Path Forward

You are not powerless in dense spaces. Begin with grounding and a gentle light shield. When you’re ready, practise transmutation with the Violet Flame. If you’re a Reiki Master who feels the call to deepen your craft, explore Violet Flame Reiki as a way to embody alchemical presence in everyday life.

Bookmark this quick checklist for your workday:

• Ground (2 minutes).
• Light shield + intention.
• Crystal touchstone before key interactions.
• Violet Flame reset after tough moments.
• Real‑world boundaries and supports as needed.

May your workspace become a training ground for sovereignty, clarity, and quiet courage. And for those ready to step into the advanced art, I invite you to learn more about the sacred discipline of Violet Flame Reiki and how it can refine your presence at work—and beyond.